This video, via Classic Vintage, demos the Roland RS-505 Paraphonic String Synthesizer, a classic 70s string synth.
Specifications:
- Full polyphony – Full
- 1 VCO per section (Synth, Bass, Strings)
- LFO in synth
- Filter w/ cutoff, resonanc
- VCA with ADSR in Synth, AR in Bass.
- 2 Preset Strings, 3 Preset Bass, 4 Preset Synth Waveforms
- 49 note keyboard
- VCF CV In, Trigger, Gate
If you’ve used the Roland RS-505, share your thoughts on it in the comments!
It would be nice to know which outboard effects are being used here. Nice sound!
Strymon Big Sky, which gets full credit for the lush sound. 🙂
The first studio I ever worked in had the little brother of this, the RS-202. It was nowhere near as pleasing to the ear as the RS-505. We didn’t really use it much except for putting its output through my SH-2 and triggering it from the sequencer. 🙂
That is one gorgeous synth and really beautiful music played on it!!!
Really nice